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Milan Lucic "couldn't be happier" to end up with the Los Angeles Kings.

Lucic was dealt by the Boston Bruins on June 26 and he was surprised to find out it was the Kings that got him. "Just looking at the salary cap and all the great players here ... I mean, I'm not a cheap cap hit, so that's why I didn't really expect it," Lucic said. "But when it happened I was more than thrilled." The Bruins are reportedly retaining $2.75 million of his $6 million cap hit to make the deal work for Los Angeles. Lucic sees the Kings as a top five team without him, so it seems fair to say that he has high expectations for Los Angeles going forward. Jul 13 - 9:42 AM

He was traded from the Bruins to the Kings at the end of June and toured their practice facility for the first time Saturday. He struggled for much of last season, recording 18 goals and 44 points, partly because center David Krejci was limited to 47 games because of a knee injury. "I guess I kind of took it for granted playing with such a great player like that," Lucic said. "When he was out of the lineup, I didn't adjust real well off the start. But I finished the season real well the last couple of months and I was able to kind of get my confidence back, and that's what I'm building off this summer, physically and mentally." Jul 11 - 9:10 PM

Milan Lucic took a full-page ad out of the Boston Globe to thank the Bruins organization and fans.

"I was 19 when I joined the Boston Bruins, a very young man," wrote Lucic. "Now at 27, I must say goodbye to this special city. I lived my dream when we won the Stanley Cup. I married my wife here. Both my children were born here. Boston will always be a key part of who I am. I played in front of a group of fans I will never forget, especially my pals in the North End." It wouldn't be surprising to see Lucic improve on his 18 goals and 44 points from last season. Jul 11 - 8:46 AM

Boston is reportedly retaining $2.75 million of Milan Lucic's $6 million cap hit.

That means that Lucic's cap hit will be just $3.25 million for Los Angeles, which is quite a bit more palatable for a Kings' squad that has some serious cap considerations of their own. This also further reinforces the idea that Boston's primary motivation in moving Lucic wasn't short-term cap relief. Jun 26 - 5:41 PM

Depth Charts

With all of the Kings' restricted free agents re-signed, they're expected to shift their focus to negotiating a contract extension with Anze Kopitar.

Kopitar has one season left on his seven-year, $47.6 million contract. He's been one of the most consistent players in the league, recording over 60 points in every season since his debut in 2006-07, with the exception of the lockout shortened 2013 campaign. He's also received two Selke Trophy nominations, which highlights the high-end two-way aspect of his game.

Jordan Nolan tallied the Kings' only goal during their 3-1 loss to the Flames on Thursday night.

Nolan simply stepped into a rebound created by Alec Martinez, and ripped it past Jonas Hiller for his first goal in four games. The marker tied Nolan's career high in goals of six (set last season), and gives him nine points on the year.

Andreoff had two goals and three points in 18 games with the Kings last season. He'll be competing for a bottom-six forward spot during training camp and it certainly won't hurt that he'll be coming with an affordable $587,500 annual cap hit.

Shore will come with a $600,000 annual cap hit at the NHL level, but the first season of his deal is two ways. He had a goal and seven points in 34 games last season. He was averaging just 11:05 minutes per game with the Kings, but he recorded 42 points in 38 contests when playing with the AHL's Manchester Monarchs.

Milan Lucic "couldn't be happier" to end up with the Los Angeles Kings.

Lucic was dealt by the Boston Bruins on June 26 and he was surprised to find out it was the Kings that got him. "Just looking at the salary cap and all the great players here ... I mean, I'm not a cheap cap hit, so that's why I didn't really expect it," Lucic said. "But when it happened I was more than thrilled." The Bruins are reportedly retaining $2.75 million of his $6 million cap hit to make the deal work for Los Angeles. Lucic sees the Kings as a top five team without him, so it seems fair to say that he has high expectations for Los Angeles going forward.

The Los Angeles Kings could move Marian Gaborik to the right wing next season.

The Kings dealt for Milan Lucic on Friday and he could be on the top line with Gaborik and Anze Kopitar necessitating the move of Gaborik to the right side to accommodate Lucic. All this should get resolved during training camp but the Kings have certainly found their power forward to play with Gaborik and Kopitar.

Tanner Pearson (ankle) will not return before the end of the regular season.

Pearson will have another X-Ray on Tuesday. Of course, by then we'll be looking forward to the playoffs and at the moment the Kings odds of making it that far aren't great. He'll finish with 12 goals and 16 points in 42 contests.

Dwight King was able to tally his 13th goal of the season Monday night versus the Vancouver Canucks.

It was the only goal for the Kings as they dropped a tough one to the Canucks, 2-1 in a shootout. Eddie Lack stood on his head for the entire game as the Kings peppered him with 37 shots in total and couldn't score on any of their three shootout attempts. Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli were given assists on the King goal.

Vice President of Hockey Operations for the Los Angeles Kings Mike Futa "will remain a Los Angeles King," according to GM Dean Lombardi.

Futa has been an essential part of LA's seemingly annual success at the NHL Entry Draft. He's overseen the likes of Drew Doughty, Alec Martinez, Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson just to name a few, be greeted at the podium on draft day. "You don’t think the guy could jump ship now, right?" Lombardi queried facetiously as Futa has been a possible GM candidate for Toronto, Calgary, and Buffalo in recent years. "There’s a big challenge ahead of us," Lombardi continued. If nothing changes, the Kings hold the 13 overall pick in June's draft.

Trevor Lewis collected an assist on all three of Team USA's goals in their 3-1 win over Slovenia on Sunday at the World Hockey Championship.

Lewis, who is enjoying playing along with the NY Islanders' Brock Nelson and expected second overall pick in June's Entry Draft Jack Eichel, now ranks second on the team in points with seven. His five assists however, do lead the Americans through six games.

Toffoli will earn $2.6 million next season and $3.9 million in 2016-17. He took a step forward in 2014-15 with 23 goals and 49 points in 76 contests. Signing him to a bridge deal makes a lot of sense for both sides as he likely hasn't reached his peak yet.

He averaged 28:59 of ice time per game in 2014-15, while posting seven goals and 46 points in 82 games. Doughty posted 219 shots and he led the NHL with a SAT of 410. He was a finalist for the award in 2009-10, but that was the year Duncan Keith won his first Norris Trophy. P.K. Subban and Erik Karlsson are the other finalists for this season.

Alec Martinez found the back of the net for the first time since January 17 on Saturday.

Martinez scored but the red light did not go on so when the puck came back to him, he blasted it again and finally found the back of the net for his sixth of the season. Martinez has 21 points and is only one away from tying his career best.

Brayden McNabb, Andy Andreoff and Jamie McBain will all be healthy scratches in Thursday's game against the New York Islanders.

McNabb is having a decent season offensively. The 24-year-old has one goal and 23 points in 65 games this season. Andreoff, 23, has just one goal in 17 games while McBain has nine points in 26 games. Jarret Stoll will miss the game due to injury.

Jamie McBain has signed a new one-year, two-way contract worth $600K with the LA Kings.

The 27-year-old defender will make $300K should he be demoted to the AHL. McBain saw just 26 games with the Kings last season, but managed to put home three goals and nine points. With that kind of production, McBain probably shouldn't be on your radar even in a deep league.

Slava Voynov has been serving his 90-day jail sentence at the Seal Beach Police Detention Center.

Voynov is paying $100 a day to stay at what was once described as a "luxury" jail. It has advertised in the past amenities like flat screen TVs. He began serving his sentence on July 7 after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor count of corporal injury to a spouse.